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a lot of it is education. asians are coming over and getting post-graduate degrees and there is a focus in that culture to focus on education. i will be interested to see next week when the data comes down to see how that breaks out in education, but there has been data that shows that for my very groups, hispanics and blacks, education is not there. guest: over 2010 and 2011, non- hispanic white houses and left houses had a fall, but hispanic causes and asian houses did not. -- houses and asian houses did not. guest: hispanics stood out. guest: right. guest: just to get back to education, it is not the pay are not educated groups, but the struggle to get educational resources there is where the debate is -- how much money goes to our schools and where. host: i am thinking back to some of the education chart with asians, there are sub-groups, east asians, indians, the have the highest post-doctoral educations. they are getting better educated after college than other parts of the population. next, we'll take a
a lot of it is education. asians are coming over and getting post-graduate degrees and there is a focus in that culture to focus on education. i will be interested to see next week when the data comes down to see how that breaks out in education, but there has been data that shows that for my very groups, hispanics and blacks, education is not there. guest: over 2010 and 2011, non- hispanic white houses and left houses had a fall, but hispanic causes and asian houses did not. -- houses and...
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education. not at a time when most jobs will require more than a high- school diploma. whether it is at a 4-year college, we cannot make it a luxury. every american family should be able to afford it. host: that is the president addressing the college crowd when it comes to student debt. we want to get your thoughts as well. again, the number to call for our republican line is 202-737- 0002. the number to call for our democrat line is 202-737-0001. the number to call for our independent line is 202-628- 0205. if you want to reach out to us on social media, we also have a facebook page as well. robert byr that is one of the comments weighing in this morning. first up is south carolina on our republican line. caller: good morning and thank you for taking my call. let me see if i have this right. the democrats took over the student loan from the private thing. they made the percentage rate. they made it go up right before the election. it seems to me this is all a democrat way to try to get some vo
education. not at a time when most jobs will require more than a high- school diploma. whether it is at a 4-year college, we cannot make it a luxury. every american family should be able to afford it. host: that is the president addressing the college crowd when it comes to student debt. we want to get your thoughts as well. again, the number to call for our republican line is 202-737- 0002. the number to call for our democrat line is 202-737-0001. the number to call for our independent line is...
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it is not just education. it is education in skills today. second, when we are looking at "skills," we are looking at a major mismatch between people who have skills and the positions open for skills which we cannot fill. if we could match skilled workers with skilled needs, we would reduce the unemployment rate in this country by -- i think it was 2%. we have to find a way to do that. there are a number of studies that say, over this decade, we need an additional 8 million to 23 million workers to enter the work force with post secondary education and skills. that is additional. you are from california, where you are facing a cap on enrollment at every element of your public post-secondary education system. i think the number is 356,000 high school seniors who graduated in the spring who have no access to post-secondary education in california this fall because of the cap on enrollment at the community colleges, at the public sector university system. we have too far away to give people the opportunity to get the education and skills they ne
it is not just education. it is education in skills today. second, when we are looking at "skills," we are looking at a major mismatch between people who have skills and the positions open for skills which we cannot fill. if we could match skilled workers with skilled needs, we would reduce the unemployment rate in this country by -- i think it was 2%. we have to find a way to do that. there are a number of studies that say, over this decade, we need an additional 8 million to 23...
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these are the areas that need more education. it is so much data out there that humans will go to the path of least resistance. that is going after you as a person rather than trying to filter out billions of websites. host: twitter says, letting the government have a larger role in security is like having the fox have a larger role in securing the henhouse. let's go to lawrence in new york on the in an airline. caller: good morning. thank you for washington journal. i love this show. i am a cpa. my biggest concern is that there is so much information on the new york state tax return, which has social security number, dates of birth of the taxpayer, name, address, and where direct deposit of a refund is due. it also includes the banking information. as a practitioner for 30 years, i am is still not comfortable filing electronically. the reason i say that it is i have also had experiences in health care industry whereby, to my understanding, physicians and hospitals, to this day, do not e-mail medical records. i am curious fit you
these are the areas that need more education. it is so much data out there that humans will go to the path of least resistance. that is going after you as a person rather than trying to filter out billions of websites. host: twitter says, letting the government have a larger role in security is like having the fox have a larger role in securing the henhouse. let's go to lawrence in new york on the in an airline. caller: good morning. thank you for washington journal. i love this show. i am a...
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invest in education. one of the things that we have noticed is those with a good education are not the ones who are unemployed. you invest in education, you have a stronger workforce. host: our company's hiring? guest: some are. those without a college education, they are suffering. that's why the construction jobs, roads, bridges, and repairing schools are so important if you're investing in education, one thing that happens is you create jobs in the field of education. you have to have teachers. a lack of food service at the college. you have to have bookstores. you have a lot of economic activity when you put money in education. not unlike many areas, when you invest in education, nobody is making a lot of money. you have a lot of people working. at a community college, for example, you put more money in there. more people can take classes. you have a higher staff. you have to hire an adjunct professors. everyone is helped. short-term, when you invest in education, and long term, because we have a much
invest in education. one of the things that we have noticed is those with a good education are not the ones who are unemployed. you invest in education, you have a stronger workforce. host: our company's hiring? guest: some are. those without a college education, they are suffering. that's why the construction jobs, roads, bridges, and repairing schools are so important if you're investing in education, one thing that happens is you create jobs in the field of education. you have to have...
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thanks for having: i am an educator and a special educator. as an independent with no party affiliation i think there's a very big problem. our government right now is using education as a political tug-of-war. one of the biggest problems that i see is that we give so many "writes" to students, when they fail to understand that we live in the republic and not a democracy. those rights are afforded to us by our parents. our don't know how government works. they have the internet at the tip of their fingers, but they don't research any credibility behind any of the expounding fax to the teacher, faculty and staff. they don't want to follow the rules. there's no money to support the discipline situation in the classroom and in the hallways. host: what would you do as an educator, what would you see that should change? caller: as an independent, i get it a lot of comments and some people say i am conservative and others say i'm a liberal. one thing i would like to see is the pledge of allegiance back in the classroom. people don't have to say it,
thanks for having: i am an educator and a special educator. as an independent with no party affiliation i think there's a very big problem. our government right now is using education as a political tug-of-war. one of the biggest problems that i see is that we give so many "writes" to students, when they fail to understand that we live in the republic and not a democracy. those rights are afforded to us by our parents. our don't know how government works. they have the internet at the...
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the slush fund is in higher education. higher education in america is taking a beating. host: we have a graduate student from new york. caller: good morning. i want to say hi. i spent time at the foundation workshop this weekend. you did not address one thing i wanted you to talk about. have you done comparisons with other educational systems around the world to try to see why they are moving ahead of us? have you looked at any of those? guest: the united states 20 years ago was number one in the world and producing college graduates. there were not many that were close behind. we have fallen off to number 15. other nations have dedicated more and more resources to college. kinds of budget crisis that we are right now. nonetheless, they have made a priority in college. in large measure, it is because they have much smaller defense budgets. we tend to spend, as they do, a great deal on health care for older americans. the difference between us and them, when you look at their national budgets, is a defense. to our c-s take it span bus. let's get a reaction from a student
the slush fund is in higher education. higher education in america is taking a beating. host: we have a graduate student from new york. caller: good morning. i want to say hi. i spent time at the foundation workshop this weekend. you did not address one thing i wanted you to talk about. have you done comparisons with other educational systems around the world to try to see why they are moving ahead of us? have you looked at any of those? guest: the united states 20 years ago was number one in...
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physical activity is not a part of kids' education today. the business community -- people spend more time in their work than any place except their home. more and more employees are thinking -- are taking days off because of health related activities. nobody is saying uncle sam is the cure all for these problems. part of the issue deals with the medical programs. the private sector, doctors, everybody has a stake in this. ponderstand the caller's int. when the health-care costs will bankrupt america, we'll have a stake. host: you suggested that schools have a particular role to play. guest: the role of vending machines, the roles of schools doing education of their students so they understand what is good for them, the relationship of the schools to the parents, the resources devoted to quality foods whether it is breakfast or lunch. some kids have no males at all except lunch at school. schools have a big piece of this issue but not the only piece. doctors, parents have a piece. i do not want people to think this is a situation with a simp
physical activity is not a part of kids' education today. the business community -- people spend more time in their work than any place except their home. more and more employees are thinking -- are taking days off because of health related activities. nobody is saying uncle sam is the cure all for these problems. part of the issue deals with the medical programs. the private sector, doctors, everybody has a stake in this. ponderstand the caller's int. when the health-care costs will bankrupt...
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as far as education. to make sure that every single child is born as a proper education so that they will grow up to be a productive human being before the country. host: "usa today" story highlights the teacher rankings. it is followed up by a "huffington post" story. host: again, the idea of posting teacher rankings and how it affects the long-term if you want to weigh in. new york, the republican line. caller: yes, sir. good morning. my thought, having been a teacher at one point, i am not a mechanical engineer. it may or may not help. at what point do we start posting parents scores? when i was a teacher i had about 8 50/50 chance -- a 50/50 chance when calling a parent. host: is that what affected your change of career? caller: no. host: talk about the idea of when a score is put up, if it captures the idea of you as a teacher as a whole. what would go into that? caller: i do not know. i talk to some people who are not able to teach and say, i could never do their job, and yet they are critical of th
as far as education. to make sure that every single child is born as a proper education so that they will grow up to be a productive human being before the country. host: "usa today" story highlights the teacher rankings. it is followed up by a "huffington post" story. host: again, the idea of posting teacher rankings and how it affects the long-term if you want to weigh in. new york, the republican line. caller: yes, sir. good morning. my thought, having been a teacher at...
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i am glad he did, because i believe in education. i just don't understand how you think america can get saddled with all these student loans. we are $16 trillion in debt. i don't understand it. host: let's get a response from congressman courtney. guest: we are talking about a program or the government provides loans but gets repaid with interest. non-payment as creep up a little bit, but we are still talking about 7% or 8% delinquency. that is not a bad batting average for a program that is clearly focused on a public good, which is trying to make sure the people that agrees that they needed to succeed in life. your son's situation is fabulous, and what i would say is that we need to make sure that some people really understand better what the obligations are, like your son did, when they make these life decisions, really, about going to college and boring money. -- borrowing money. there are strategies you are seeing schools pursue, like community college, transferring to other universities, which, again, community college transfer
i am glad he did, because i believe in education. i just don't understand how you think america can get saddled with all these student loans. we are $16 trillion in debt. i don't understand it. host: let's get a response from congressman courtney. guest: we are talking about a program or the government provides loans but gets repaid with interest. non-payment as creep up a little bit, but we are still talking about 7% or 8% delinquency. that is not a bad batting average for a program that is...
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our education. host: a long time math teacher in arizona public schools, our guest is the head of the national education association. phone lines are open. you can join the conversation on our twitter page. jerry is on the phone from illinois. good morning. caller: i had the privilege of teaching in chicago public schools my first three or four years of teaching. it is absolutely very, very difficult. it is hard for people to understand how difficult it is to teach students with those needs. i left there and i now work in another district in the south suburbs. i think we are number one in the state for demographics. very high performing. we have so many resources and a lot of this teachers work nonstop. it is not always race, but poverty is indeed one of the most important variables. again, the education of your parents -- that is why left chicago public schools. what i saw -- i had spent years in the army and it did not prepare me for what i saw in cps. when i left, i had to write a book. there wer
our education. host: a long time math teacher in arizona public schools, our guest is the head of the national education association. phone lines are open. you can join the conversation on our twitter page. jerry is on the phone from illinois. good morning. caller: i had the privilege of teaching in chicago public schools my first three or four years of teaching. it is absolutely very, very difficult. it is hard for people to understand how difficult it is to teach students with those needs. i...
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education. >> when the president took office, he faced a jobs crisis. it has barely improved. the face the spending crisis. he has made that worst. and defaced and education crisis. -- and he faced an education crisis. it would be great if we could look back on the last of all last four years that we had turned a corner, but that has not happened, sadly. it's not as a matter of test scores and international banking, it is the frustration of a sixth grader who wants to learn more but is stuck in a class that is hardly moving at all. it is the embarrassment of a 10th grader who knows it cannot read the books he has been assigned. it is the shame of a 12 greater who is supposed to be ready to graduate but has not mastered the skills he or she needs to succeed in the jobs of today. host: that was mitt romney yesterday it. a little bit more from the ce --more sun peacie we will hear from the president as well a couple times during this segment, on education. here's the new york times headline on this
education. >> when the president took office, he faced a jobs crisis. it has barely improved. the face the spending crisis. he has made that worst. and defaced and education crisis. -- and he faced an education crisis. it would be great if we could look back on the last of all last four years that we had turned a corner, but that has not happened, sadly. it's not as a matter of test scores and international banking, it is the frustration of a sixth grader who wants to learn more but is...
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and it would make education more expensive. and then families have to decide between food and school. obviously, we have a lot of folks who are not going to college and america will become less competitive and i think mitt romney here as a disconnect problem, one of the many disconnects, i think, here. obviously, he didn't have to worry about student loans and that sort of thing and his kids would never have to deal with that or never had to deal with that, but also, you know, i think, again, you know, with the attacks coming, here's a person who said i make a $10,000 bet and claim that he's also unemployed so i think he has a disconnect with the populous. host: patrick, thanks for the call. and trey grayson, you certainly understand what it's like having run for statewide office on a number of occasions in kentucky that personal narrative and how that plays out among the electorate. guest: it's really important and probably in no race is that personal connection more important than the president of the united states. obviously
and it would make education more expensive. and then families have to decide between food and school. obviously, we have a lot of folks who are not going to college and america will become less competitive and i think mitt romney here as a disconnect problem, one of the many disconnects, i think, here. obviously, he didn't have to worry about student loans and that sort of thing and his kids would never have to deal with that or never had to deal with that, but also, you know, i think, again,...
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let's talk about education first. we have an education system in this country built toward giving children a four-year college degree, and the testing regime is around that. for kids that want to get into vocational education and want to work in a manufacturing career, the system is being decimated. it is actually a shame. it puts us way behind where other industrialized countries are, like germany and japan, and you hear employers talk about the challenges of finding kids with the right skills. i think the larger problem is our system is simply not built to provide a pool of talented workers, skilled machinists and welders, and factory technicians, especially for this 21st century manufacturing careers. the president has talked about that. he talked about it in a skills for the future program. but it needs more resources and it certainly has a lot of private sector cooperation. but it is something we need to dramatically alter. of infrastructure -- absolutely. we have a second or third-rate infrastructure. and if we
let's talk about education first. we have an education system in this country built toward giving children a four-year college degree, and the testing regime is around that. for kids that want to get into vocational education and want to work in a manufacturing career, the system is being decimated. it is actually a shame. it puts us way behind where other industrialized countries are, like germany and japan, and you hear employers talk about the challenges of finding kids with the right...
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educational reform. i spent some time in the book writing about baseball and the steroid scandal and i write about enron a little bit. i'm looking at how this happens. baseball, is in many ways, it real meritocratic undertaking. you have huge rewards for performance and punishment for failure. one of the lessons from the steroid-year in baseball is that it is much trickier than it looks. to design a system with big reward performances penalties. there is a fine line between performance and cheating. when you have big enough rewards and punishment for failure, you will drive people towards cheating if that is the way they can survive in the system. with so that inside enron where you saw all sorts of fraud. we saw it on wall street during the subprime crisis. there is no distinction between the bonus for selling a bunch of securities that were actually aaa rating but ones that were called that but would blow up. to get back to your point about education, the reason i think this is an instructive an import
educational reform. i spent some time in the book writing about baseball and the steroid scandal and i write about enron a little bit. i'm looking at how this happens. baseball, is in many ways, it real meritocratic undertaking. you have huge rewards for performance and punishment for failure. one of the lessons from the steroid-year in baseball is that it is much trickier than it looks. to design a system with big reward performances penalties. there is a fine line between performance and...
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this is not equal education. we have the highest kids and our school getting 20 on act or as a valedictorian should be getting in the 30's. host: with the current four years they've got, are there ways to help them better prepare for college? caller: we are trying. we're working really hard. we are staying after school and doing college prep tests and we are trying as hard as we can to get the kids engaged and get those kids who have the potential. we're working. really working -- we are working really hard. in the cities, you have concentrated on employment and concentrated drama, things going on in the family. we need to get them up and out and give them a chance to succeed in college at a local four-year college may be. they work hard the last 10 years to recruit from city schools and now local university has a 15% greg georgian rate -- graduation rates. they need something. host: that was from airline for teachers. if parents wish to take advantage, you can call on that line. laurel, maryland, you are next. c
this is not equal education. we have the highest kids and our school getting 20 on act or as a valedictorian should be getting in the 30's. host: with the current four years they've got, are there ways to help them better prepare for college? caller: we are trying. we're working really hard. we are staying after school and doing college prep tests and we are trying as hard as we can to get the kids engaged and get those kids who have the potential. we're working. really working -- we are...
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i think he is educated. he has been an educated setting where he is dealt with this firsthand already in his home state of massachusetts. he has done this in the private sector as well and he has got some good ideas. he met all put it on the table yet. he has given us some insight. and i think his point to take us to where it needs to be. i think a lot of the nation right now is almost sitting on the edge of their seats, seeing what is going on between the candidates and but they have to say. one thing -- you know, i think is getting less focus on right now with obama is that he is a lawyer. and lawyers smooth the top. and businessman doesn't do a lot is moved talking. they do a lot of smoot working. and that is what we need right now. host: stay on the line. let us see what lillian has to say. in florida. what you think about what katrina had to say? caller: what katrina was saying as far as the economy, the economy does need to be addressed. i think that katrina as well as everyone in the nation needs to l
i think he is educated. he has been an educated setting where he is dealt with this firsthand already in his home state of massachusetts. he has done this in the private sector as well and he has got some good ideas. he met all put it on the table yet. he has given us some insight. and i think his point to take us to where it needs to be. i think a lot of the nation right now is almost sitting on the edge of their seats, seeing what is going on between the candidates and but they have to say....
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that goes back to primary education. it goes not only to functional literacy and numeracy, it also means reminding our kids and grandkids what makes america great, reminding them the story of the founding of america and why this is such a special place. history is very, very important. i hope our professor there from new jersey does in fact go back and talk about what happened in new jersey during the revolutionary war. we have so much to be proud of and, yes, we are number one in seven respects in terms of individual freedom. we got to give back to the rule of law. a lady called it or tweeted about generosity. the most generous country in the world in terms of not just private philanthropy, but spontaneous giving. just watching tv over the last few days with the storms and people voluntarily all putting their houses, bringing bags at the two others who need it because the refrigerators are out, because the power is out. that is the way american people are. we do not run down to a government office and say, give me a car
that goes back to primary education. it goes not only to functional literacy and numeracy, it also means reminding our kids and grandkids what makes america great, reminding them the story of the founding of america and why this is such a special place. history is very, very important. i hope our professor there from new jersey does in fact go back and talk about what happened in new jersey during the revolutionary war. we have so much to be proud of and, yes, we are number one in seven...
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some people will have technical educations. some will have more professional educations. so, we need to recognize that reality and change our system accordingly. that is going to take a lot of work. it will end up paying off over time. host: the next call for mr. walker is from pennsylvania. bill is a democrat there. caller: hello. thank you for c-span. mr. walker, a want to ask directly of view, having followed you for quite awhile, and i appreciate the work you have done to educate the entire nation on our debt and deficit crisis before many people were paying attention to it -- you said today that the ceo of the country, the president, needs to lead the way to a bipartisan solution, and sir, i would like to know how we could convince you to run for president? guest: well, thank you. i would strongly prefer not to run for office because politics is a nasty business. at the same point in time, i know our country is at a critical crossroads and i believe this election is very important. as i said, i am not a candidate at the present time, but this draft effort is successf
some people will have technical educations. some will have more professional educations. so, we need to recognize that reality and change our system accordingly. that is going to take a lot of work. it will end up paying off over time. host: the next call for mr. walker is from pennsylvania. bill is a democrat there. caller: hello. thank you for c-span. mr. walker, a want to ask directly of view, having followed you for quite awhile, and i appreciate the work you have done to educate the entire...
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host: we have been talking to stephen sawchuk, assistant educator at education week. the chicago teachers' strike has come to an end. what does it mean moving forward for chicago and for the country? coming up on "washington journal," a discussion of the impact and the role of editorial cartoonists. we will be right back. >> lets look at what the emancipation proclamation act said. the proclamation freed insulate people in those states still in rebellion on january 1, 1863. it did not free everybody, just those states or parts of states still in rebellion. there were several places in the country where slavery still existed. there were parts of a virginia where the union army had a football -- foothold. slavery still existed. >> president clinton issued an early version of the emancipation proclamation following the victory at anti etam. yet questions on the battle and repercussions on the single bloodiest day of fighting in american history. sunday from antietam national battlefield. >> people like to see where views have shifted over the years. they want to see wher
host: we have been talking to stephen sawchuk, assistant educator at education week. the chicago teachers' strike has come to an end. what does it mean moving forward for chicago and for the country? coming up on "washington journal," a discussion of the impact and the role of editorial cartoonists. we will be right back. >> lets look at what the emancipation proclamation act said. the proclamation freed insulate people in those states still in rebellion on january 1, 1863. it...
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education, what would be the impact of sequestration? guest: most education spending is paid for by state and local governments. but the part that is paid for by the federal government would be cut very hard. so there would be the need, because of less grants and aid from the federal government to the states, there would be less money for teachers and especially schools serving less advantaged students. there would be less money for special education, for kids with handicaps or disabilities, there would be less money for a variety of things of that sort. host: jim, i know that you think accounts are too deep, but where can you cut when it comes to education -- cuts are too dep? guest: i said that they are indiscriminate prepares a lot of room to cut the budget. there's been relatively modest cuts already, but that was off a very high base. it's been a very large run-up in this portion of the budget over the last 12 years. between 2000 and 2003 the real increase in spending and domestic appropriations has gone up 40%, so there's been a st
education, what would be the impact of sequestration? guest: most education spending is paid for by state and local governments. but the part that is paid for by the federal government would be cut very hard. so there would be the need, because of less grants and aid from the federal government to the states, there would be less money for teachers and especially schools serving less advantaged students. there would be less money for special education, for kids with handicaps or disabilities,...
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is his job losses persist for the less-educated parents -- less-educated, what better- educated people have gained millions of studies according to a georgetown university study. where you surprised by the results of your research? guest: we were surprised by the strength of the results. we knew that of the need all of the data on unemployment, all of that said -- that underneath all of that data on plant, all of that sad news, what we know now is that during recessions, the process of change, by which technology automates repetitive tasks more and more in the economy, leaving not repetitive tasks to human beings is requiring more and more skills and work. we knew this was going on. what surprised us is the strength continuing through a recession. host: from twitter, is the biggest reason we see this trend because we cannot manufacture anything in the united states anymore? guest: keep in mind, manufacturing is still our largest industry, producing more output than any other industry, but what has changed as we are doing that with half of the workers that we used to used in 1979. it is
is his job losses persist for the less-educated parents -- less-educated, what better- educated people have gained millions of studies according to a georgetown university study. where you surprised by the results of your research? guest: we were surprised by the strength of the results. we knew that of the need all of the data on unemployment, all of that said -- that underneath all of that data on plant, all of that sad news, what we know now is that during recessions, the process of change,...
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he likes to talk about education. the massachusetts was number one in education when he took office. it was number one when he was in office. it continues to be never won today. the most that he can say right now about his edge -- his record in education in massachusetts is that he did not mess things up. it is interesting to note that he did not run for a second term. i would guess but he did the analysis and realized he could not win a second term. i would guess that massachusetts is going to vote for president obama roughly around 65%. host: next call is a democratic call. caller: i have been listening to you for quite awhile. this is the first time i have called. i do not think you realize that obama going into office as president, he wholeheartedly thought he could make a difference across party lines. but what he did not realize was that this was a "no" congress who decided from day one that once he was elected they would not let anything passed. but so much has done by this president and has never been done bef
he likes to talk about education. the massachusetts was number one in education when he took office. it was number one when he was in office. it continues to be never won today. the most that he can say right now about his edge -- his record in education in massachusetts is that he did not mess things up. it is interesting to note that he did not run for a second term. i would guess but he did the analysis and realized he could not win a second term. i would guess that massachusetts is going to...
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i know the importance of education. my daughter is a teacher there. this is their first year teaching this program. i told it was a good idea. the only problem is the 300 kids werethey send theire supposed to get jobs. they showed up thinking they were going to work and not to school. they felt this was not what they signed up for. when they get their paychecks the next day they do not show up. i do not think the program was implemented in a way that would benefit the kids. it was offered and give an incentive. not once a week for just showing up. that is not good incentive. but the way it is implemented should be looked at. host: thank you for the call from cincinnati this morning. i want to take you to a few more tweets. and to quickly take you to two other ones. and lastly, joseph wright cynne -- joseph writes in. i want to take you to a few of the other headlines this morning while we have you. we'll keep you on the discussion of paying students to shop for class, particularly at-risk students. it noted earlier in the show that the shooter in colo
i know the importance of education. my daughter is a teacher there. this is their first year teaching this program. i told it was a good idea. the only problem is the 300 kids werethey send theire supposed to get jobs. they showed up thinking they were going to work and not to school. they felt this was not what they signed up for. when they get their paychecks the next day they do not show up. i do not think the program was implemented in a way that would benefit the kids. it was offered and...
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morici, i was wondering if you felt as an educator that making the entire focus of education some kind of remuneration, does that not detract from having students involved in fields of signs that have more exports of, and, you know -- the thing that detracts from america in the long run due to the absence of that kind of drive that exists with the idea of learning for learning is sick? guest: learning for learning's stake is important, but can we afford to have half the population to that, i do not think so. there is a balance to be struck. a lot of liberal arts institutions askew two notions, but they can do things at less cost, and that they should have a vocational contention. students need to live a life. that is what you're talking about what general education, and i also need to earn a living. it is becoming apparent that many college graduates cannot earn a living that is commensurate with the cost of their education as computed by the debt that they have. we have to have a balance here. host: this from our twitter page -- guest: it certainly would be helpful. business schools d
morici, i was wondering if you felt as an educator that making the entire focus of education some kind of remuneration, does that not detract from having students involved in fields of signs that have more exports of, and, you know -- the thing that detracts from america in the long run due to the absence of that kind of drive that exists with the idea of learning for learning is sick? guest: learning for learning's stake is important, but can we afford to have half the population to that, i do...
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education is the key. that is a no-brainer. we have to put money into education. input output. no-brainer to me. guest: what happens to julie's daughter is really the story of what will happen to the country. if she can get a high quality education, she might be the one who starts a business that employs five or 6000 people. if she does not, i think your chances of success are a lot less. the country's chances are also. the reason we do things as packages, part of it is for time because you get up against the deadlines like we had in the case of the highway bill and the student loan bill and the flood insurance bill. the other reason is, it is like herding cats. [laughter] if you are trying to get 15 cats to go in the same direction, sometimes eat is easier if you put cabinet that the other end of the trail. to get some of these big bills done, you have to have something for the people that want a flood insurance and it just makes it easier to get done. i would prefer that we take up these issues one issue at a time in a vote on them separately and clearly. sometimes, you just
education is the key. that is a no-brainer. we have to put money into education. input output. no-brainer to me. guest: what happens to julie's daughter is really the story of what will happen to the country. if she can get a high quality education, she might be the one who starts a business that employs five or 6000 people. if she does not, i think your chances of success are a lot less. the country's chances are also. the reason we do things as packages, part of it is for time because you get...
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he talked about education elementary, high school education as well as higher education and here's what he had to stay on the issue of higher education. >> the jobs in the future are beyond high school degree. when i speak about higher education, we're not just talking about a four-year degree. we're talking about somebody going to a community college and getting trained for that manufacturing job that now is requiring somebody walking through the door, handling $1 million piece of equipment and they can't go in there unless they got some basic training beyond what they received in high school. we all want americans getting those jobs of the future. so we're going to have to make sure that they are getting the education that they need. we can't allow higher education to be a luxury in this country. it's an economic imperative that every family in america has to be able to afford. and frankly, i don't think any of this should be a partisan issue. >> higher education, the impact this debate is having on your vote. joseph an independent in north carolina, what do you think? caller: well, i
he talked about education elementary, high school education as well as higher education and here's what he had to stay on the issue of higher education. >> the jobs in the future are beyond high school degree. when i speak about higher education, we're not just talking about a four-year degree. we're talking about somebody going to a community college and getting trained for that manufacturing job that now is requiring somebody walking through the door, handling $1 million piece of...
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education was heavily supported in massachusetts. the education system there was rated very highly. host: let me put the numbers on the screen. 1.5 million young people between ages of 80-29 eligible to vote here in ohio. you both, i assume, have student loans. the average debt of college students is just under $28,000. the and apply merit among those between the ages of 20-24 is about 16.5%. guest: that is definitely a big issue for me and a big concern, the student loans and student interest rates. this affects meet effectively -- this affects what we fought for. making sure we talk to the legislators and talked about how we can afford to see the interest rates doubled. that is why we saw president obama during the summer go to college campuses and speak to students to say we cannot let the republican-led congress raise interest rates and see them double. that is something where i am glad has passed in a bipartisan manner. it is extremely important. when we talk about health grants -- pell grants, we talk about who will be investing in education programs? i am not saying that mitt
education was heavily supported in massachusetts. the education system there was rated very highly. host: let me put the numbers on the screen. 1.5 million young people between ages of 80-29 eligible to vote here in ohio. you both, i assume, have student loans. the average debt of college students is just under $28,000. the and apply merit among those between the ages of 20-24 is about 16.5%. guest: that is definitely a big issue for me and a big concern, the student loans and student interest...
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and graduate education in a whole new way. studies have shown that college women began talking about their futures in a whole new way in the 1970's. they envisioned themselves staying in the workforce in a way that college women had not talked about, even 10 years, eight years before that. there have been interesting study showing that -- 25% of the daring of the wage gap between men and women can be attributed to the pill. women now, we are seeing an economic payoff to education. they were continuing education and putting them self in a better position for hiding -- higher-paying jobs because it is worth it to do that. host: women are contributing 44% of family incomes for dual earner couples. men, some of the responses from the male side, more men are picking up the slack at home. up to an average of two hours of housework a week. or a day? that is a week. [laughter] 2.7 hours for cleanup and childcare up to 6.4 hours. so what? guest: women find this hard to believe that men are doing more housework. they are. women are doin
and graduate education in a whole new way. studies have shown that college women began talking about their futures in a whole new way in the 1970's. they envisioned themselves staying in the workforce in a way that college women had not talked about, even 10 years, eight years before that. there have been interesting study showing that -- 25% of the daring of the wage gap between men and women can be attributed to the pill. women now, we are seeing an economic payoff to education. they were...
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i am educated. i knew what to do. i had consumer seven is, not to sound like -- steadiness, not to sound like i'm bragging, i'm sorry. the people that i spoke to you could tell were not educated. they would hang up. they want you to go away. i learned putting letter together, address it to someone in charge, said it certified mail. i learned this from bankruptcy attorneys and foreclosure defense attorneys because i was told banks will send their attorneys to court and why all day under oath. the burden of proof is on the consumer. guest: she makes an interesting point. richard cordray, talking about the new rules yesterday, was saying basically every customer service nightmare you could think of -- calling up, talking about an error, and an error not been fixed, payments going on noticed, or, you know, just terrible customer service -- not listening to your complaints, now working out options -- -- not working out options with you -- those things have been persistent four years. just now, they are trying to figure out
i am educated. i knew what to do. i had consumer seven is, not to sound like -- steadiness, not to sound like i'm bragging, i'm sorry. the people that i spoke to you could tell were not educated. they would hang up. they want you to go away. i learned putting letter together, address it to someone in charge, said it certified mail. i learned this from bankruptcy attorneys and foreclosure defense attorneys because i was told banks will send their attorneys to court and why all day under oath....
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, or a college education, or did not finish high school. for the technical savvy workers, they're unemployed rate is somewhere around 3%. these jobs that you mentioned, like 3d printing and so forth, those are exactly the ones that i am talking about in terms of manufacturing, and where we are taking back jobs from the rest of the world than originally went overseas for manufacturing because now we are more flexible and able to do jobs for american companies locally. the employment situation is improving. host: are there any jobs that seemed to be recession-proof or less effected by the recession? guest: i would say there are some kinds of jobs where you need to head that at least a minimal level which have -- have at least a minimal level of workers, but that margin is declining. we could look it specific jobs. let's say making sure the telephone networks works, where the power sector continues to work, but it is a smaller number than it was historically, due to product changes in price competitiveness. host: the level of unemployment in t
, or a college education, or did not finish high school. for the technical savvy workers, they're unemployed rate is somewhere around 3%. these jobs that you mentioned, like 3d printing and so forth, those are exactly the ones that i am talking about in terms of manufacturing, and where we are taking back jobs from the rest of the world than originally went overseas for manufacturing because now we are more flexible and able to do jobs for american companies locally. the employment situation is...
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guest: american technical education is supportive of all technical education. someone who is closer to this than i am maybe able to respond. i believe wages are about the same. it may be to the credit of the auto industry and workers that have set a wage area that there is some level of comparable. i am assuming when businesses decide to locate, they are looking at all of these things. that coulda kid be a factor. host: she is joining us from minneapolis. good morning. caller: i would like to know if this trade school is going to have plumbing and electricians and carpenters like we used to have that were taken out of our schools. every time a trade school offer comes up, everybody seems to map it down and go to computers. they put more satellite up for the electronics that come down. we are wondering about it. thank you. guest: great comment. i know we have focused on this. what this does is provide that worker who basically if you have something to in hand, someone from a trade school participated in it. to be to have a construction program. in minnesota, at
guest: american technical education is supportive of all technical education. someone who is closer to this than i am maybe able to respond. i believe wages are about the same. it may be to the credit of the auto industry and workers that have set a wage area that there is some level of comparable. i am assuming when businesses decide to locate, they are looking at all of these things. that coulda kid be a factor. host: she is joining us from minneapolis. good morning. caller: i would like to...
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. -- younger, more educated. i have to worry about my family. there is nothing free. this is what we are worried about, the economy. thank you, a young lady. guest: thank you. i am glad that this resonates with you. the other thing that concerns me about this discussion around birth control is it helps perpetuate the myth of women as victims in need of government protection. when you look at the cover of "time magazine" women outperform men educationally, professionally. the wage gap myth has been busted. women are doing well in this country. when the conversation revolves around birth control, a lot of women take offense to that. host: what has been your organization could tell take and what elements of job creation should look like? guest: we want to take government out as much as possible. if we want fewer regulations that will make to the business world less predictable, and we want lower taxes -- we want to see things even out. we want to eliminate crony capitalism, where the white house picks winners and lo
. -- younger, more educated. i have to worry about my family. there is nothing free. this is what we are worried about, the economy. thank you, a young lady. guest: thank you. i am glad that this resonates with you. the other thing that concerns me about this discussion around birth control is it helps perpetuate the myth of women as victims in need of government protection. when you look at the cover of "time magazine" women outperform men educationally, professionally. the wage gap...
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education is a privilege, not a right. if you have the qualifications to get into college, they should take the highest scores first. not because you're black, white, chinese, mexican. this is the reason why we cannot fill the jobs we have today. people given to college that do not deserve to be there. it's just come guest: i do not think it is discrimination against whites to consider race in university admissions. universities are looking among a pool of qualified applicants. a number of things are considered. whether your parents went to the school are considered. that is going to benefit white candidates. whether you have leadership potential, whether you did something interesting, went to africa and dug ditches, those types of things are considered. those types of things can benefit students who are not p oor or latino or black. i do not look at it that is -- as something that is harming white students. i think the tough thing is is there is a larger pool of students who are qualified for admissions. people are going
education is a privilege, not a right. if you have the qualifications to get into college, they should take the highest scores first. not because you're black, white, chinese, mexican. this is the reason why we cannot fill the jobs we have today. people given to college that do not deserve to be there. it's just come guest: i do not think it is discrimination against whites to consider race in university admissions. universities are looking among a pool of qualified applicants. a number of...
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guest: i believe to reform education, we need to bring competition to education. what is the best thing the federal government could do to improve education in this country? i maintain it will be to abolish the federal department of education. it was established under 979 under jimmy carter -- it was established in 1979 under jimmy carter. each state gets about 11 cents out of every dollar that each state spends. you have to do a, b, c, d. to do that, it costs 16 cetns nts. it costs money to get federal money. give education to the states. 50 laboratories of best practices. we will have some fabulous successes and some horrible failures that would be avoided. 50 different laboratories working on this. i would suggest that we come up with some incredibly innovative, new ways of delivering education in this country. host: our guest is joining us from sante fe, the former governor of new mexico. he is currently the libertarian presidential nominee and is on the ballot in 47 states plus d.c. are you confident you will get those last three states? guest: 0, seems to be
guest: i believe to reform education, we need to bring competition to education. what is the best thing the federal government could do to improve education in this country? i maintain it will be to abolish the federal department of education. it was established under 979 under jimmy carter -- it was established in 1979 under jimmy carter. each state gets about 11 cents out of every dollar that each state spends. you have to do a, b, c, d. to do that, it costs 16 cetns nts. it costs money to...
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the first thing that comes to the table to get cut is education. when we talk about how we got here, try to stop this on a dime, alike with the other gentleman said. when you have two wars and not being paid for and organizations like black water who took money with contracts, and the price of gas going up, which raises the price of everything else. let's talk about the corporate taxes and inflation. they're not accountable. host: all right. it is tax day. the taxes are due at midnight tonight "usa today. -- "usa today" has this story -- if you have some last minute questions, you might be put on hold for quite a while as the staff has decreased since 1995. in other news this morning, let me flip over to the "usa today." winners of the 2012 pulitzer prizes are listed in the paper. investigative reporting, the associated press for a series of stories on the new york police department surveillance program that monitors law-abiding muslims. those are the 2012 pulitzer prize winners. in 2012 politics, baltimore sun, the democrats want to know what mitt
the first thing that comes to the table to get cut is education. when we talk about how we got here, try to stop this on a dime, alike with the other gentleman said. when you have two wars and not being paid for and organizations like black water who took money with contracts, and the price of gas going up, which raises the price of everything else. let's talk about the corporate taxes and inflation. they're not accountable. host: all right. it is tax day. the taxes are due at midnight tonight...
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i am not sure if education fits into that. the one thing that is clear is whether we are talking about retirement, health care, or education, we should have a much more viable set of choices available to us whether we are poor or very wealthy. the wealthy have many choices. arguably the worst dimension is poor people pay in and then get benefits. on like an actual retirement plan like a 401k or an ira, that benefit dies with them. they cannot pass on whatever is left over after savings to their generation. as somebody who grew up in lower middle class circumstances, when my parents passed away, i received a modest pay out. we sell their house, but about $30,000. that was a huge boom for me at that time when it came. even the port worker who is making almost poverty wages and you have a retirement account that is yours that pays interest, that can be passed on to your younger generation. social security obliterate that in the name of -- it is a generational compact that is holy and it all goes one way. host: from twitter, here
i am not sure if education fits into that. the one thing that is clear is whether we are talking about retirement, health care, or education, we should have a much more viable set of choices available to us whether we are poor or very wealthy. the wealthy have many choices. arguably the worst dimension is poor people pay in and then get benefits. on like an actual retirement plan like a 401k or an ira, that benefit dies with them. they cannot pass on whatever is left over after savings to their...
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is really a two-sided economy, an economy with lots of jobs for the skilled and educ e educated for the people who have a niche or a nuance skill set. but the other side of it is for people who have not been able to find that niche and for whatever reason have not been able to get an education or find a specialized type there's enough seats at the table for everyone in america and i see this separation and this gap getting wider and wider and it's disturbing to have two young children and i wonder in ten years what is this economy going to be for them? is it waitress or something like that? no offense of course but we all want there to be good jobs for the kids and we're heading into kind of a two-sided economy where the skilled get the good jobs and the educated get great jobs and everyone else is kind of left to fight for themselves. >> what kind of recruiting do you do? are you finding, how difficult is it for you to find people to fill the slots? caller: these jobs are open for six months, a year. and we've become a, kind of an industry of specialists. host: give me a specific job.
is really a two-sided economy, an economy with lots of jobs for the skilled and educ e educated for the people who have a niche or a nuance skill set. but the other side of it is for people who have not been able to find that niche and for whatever reason have not been able to get an education or find a specialized type there's enough seats at the table for everyone in america and i see this separation and this gap getting wider and wider and it's disturbing to have two young children and i...
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my education benefits expired. i had four children and i cannot afford to pay for my own education. guest: something does not add up and that is unfortunate. thank you so much for your service. the g.i. bill at that era, a service member had 10 years from the date they completed their military service to use that. the new g.i. bill has it longer window of 15 years. it is unfortunate that your experience does not seem quite to track and i'm sorry to hear about that. host: we have a veteran on the independent line, albert from virginia. caller: how are you today? i thought i was going to talk to colonel norton. host: you are. caller: i went into the military at 16, 1974. i was transferred to paris island and i got injured. i got out and went home. i never applied for no benefits or anything. lately i did apply in every time i applied i get turned down. i got an honorable discharge. what do you do with a situation like that? guest: thank you for your service. we appreciate the service, especially on this memorial day. this is the 50th anniversary of that war. you should visit with one
my education benefits expired. i had four children and i cannot afford to pay for my own education. guest: something does not add up and that is unfortunate. thank you so much for your service. the g.i. bill at that era, a service member had 10 years from the date they completed their military service to use that. the new g.i. bill has it longer window of 15 years. it is unfortunate that your experience does not seem quite to track and i'm sorry to hear about that. host: we have a veteran on...
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last year, over 40 states cut their higher education spending. 40 states cut their higher education budget. and we know that these state budget cuts have been the largest factor in tuition increases in public colleges over the past decade. >> and that's the president from the university of michigan yesterday. again, if you want to talk to us about the best way to make college affordable and give your perspective, comment on the the president's proposals as well, here's how you can do so. also, we have set up a line for all others to chime in this morning. leave the numbers out there so they can pick the best line possible for you. go ahead and call or you can also tweet us, facebook us. we started a facebook conversation on this yesterday. we have about 112 plus comments on it already. north carolina, west is on our student line. go ahead. he's left. let's move on to ohio. a parent, brenda, good morning. caller: good morning. i just wanted to comment. i have two children in college right now. one just graduated and the cost of the student loans is astronomical. they have not gone up with t
last year, over 40 states cut their higher education spending. 40 states cut their higher education budget. and we know that these state budget cuts have been the largest factor in tuition increases in public colleges over the past decade. >> and that's the president from the university of michigan yesterday. again, if you want to talk to us about the best way to make college affordable and give your perspective, comment on the the president's proposals as well, here's how you can do so....
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that takes education. our educational system is leading the demise of our country. especially in a christian school in -- 17 of the original signers were cemetery students. -- or seminary students. host: do you want to see a different town in the ads? caller: absolutely, the founding fathers, and some of them were deists like jefferson and franklin, they came to the conclusion when they chose books for pennsylvania and virginia and students, the first book they both put in was the bible. the truth must be known. if there is no truth, there is only manipulation. host: from twitter -- let's take a look at an ad by the republican national committee. >> is never too early to speak out for our values. the room and it romney i know does not want to raise taxes on middle-class. >> you both saw met -- benjamin netanyahu hold up a picture of obama with a red line through it. >> in spite of their opposition, they have given 20 waivers to the opposition. iran is four years cause it to a nuclear weapon. they certainly inherited that situation but we are going in the wrong direc
that takes education. our educational system is leading the demise of our country. especially in a christian school in -- 17 of the original signers were cemetery students. -- or seminary students. host: do you want to see a different town in the ads? caller: absolutely, the founding fathers, and some of them were deists like jefferson and franklin, they came to the conclusion when they chose books for pennsylvania and virginia and students, the first book they both put in was the bible. the...
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guest: about the education system. the second question is about the role of private enterprise in these technologies. education is the silver bullet and the thing that we can do most cheaply and easily to get kids excited about solving big problems. it needs to begin not in universities but at elementary and high school level education. every year we choose 35 young innovators who we believe have the greatest capacity to change the world. this year most of the 35 lived and worked in the united states, less than five had gone to elementary school in the united states. they came from china, europe, israel. we are not doing a good job in the states in making science and technology a profitable activity, where kids can commit their entire lives and careers to it. the best thing we can do is to invest in science and technology and mathematics education in our elementary and high schools. about the role of private enterprise in solving the problems. i believe that no import technology ever becomes broadly used unless it is c
guest: about the education system. the second question is about the role of private enterprise in these technologies. education is the silver bullet and the thing that we can do most cheaply and easily to get kids excited about solving big problems. it needs to begin not in universities but at elementary and high school level education. every year we choose 35 young innovators who we believe have the greatest capacity to change the world. this year most of the 35 lived and worked in the united...
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educations. now the wage, the hourly wage was originally intended to be a four. you can't go lower than that. some time during the push. -- he said look aft one of these with a high school education. guest: i am told i need nothing but a high school education and they are not going to pay me anymore than $30 an hour when i was getting $65 for this. host: so one of the first interesting things that you point out of the is that when we often say davis-bacon and including many of the other labor laws and service contract acts. but one of the things that you identify which is so critically important, because it has in place a rule almost classifying every type of week fofe -- the thing that's much more complicated from an economic standpoint to understand is that most contractors competing for government work are competing. and whether it's low-price wins or priced as a major evaluation factor, there are incentives to drive the contract place price down, so almost all of the contract evers the exact
educations. now the wage, the hourly wage was originally intended to be a four. you can't go lower than that. some time during the push. -- he said look aft one of these with a high school education. guest: i am told i need nothing but a high school education and they are not going to pay me anymore than $30 an hour when i was getting $65 for this. host: so one of the first interesting things that you point out of the is that when we often say davis-bacon and including many of the other labor...
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' education levels. we can see here -- host: why are these numbers significant? guest: what we know is that when a parent has a college degree, the student is going to be exposed and have in many cases good information on the college- going process. the point is that the policy level. we must do everything we can to support first generation families. 36% of the students who took the s.a.t. will be the first and their families to earn a college degree. that is great news. students who are coming from a background where college is not yet a tradition, often they don't have the same high-quality information. they may not know which courses to take. those rigorous courses. this is to point out that parental education in packs in today's world. we want to make sure that it doesn't. we want to make sure that every family have high-quality information. we have a college planning web site called the big future that we believe helps to level the playing field. we want to make certain that students coming from all
' education levels. we can see here -- host: why are these numbers significant? guest: what we know is that when a parent has a college degree, the student is going to be exposed and have in many cases good information on the college- going process. the point is that the policy level. we must do everything we can to support first generation families. 36% of the students who took the s.a.t. will be the first and their families to earn a college degree. that is great news. students who are coming...
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it is also education. if we reinvest in education, we will be ok. right now, we do get the most nobel prizes. countries like singapore and taiwan, they like our ships. they like our presence there. we invest in ourselves and our technology, our human resources. try not to fight. i think we are not in a decline. host: thank you for the call. we're checking with many of you are saying on our twitter page as well. you can also join us on facebook. this is from one of our viewers about why the u.s. is in very terrible space, but less-worse than any other the words of we go back to clarence page from "the chicago tribune" website. is america in decline? no way, says president obama. but some grim news reports on our educational gap. some surprising good news/bad news. the gap between white and black suits has shrunk, the gap between rich and poor have grown. -- white and black students has a strong, the gap between rich and poor have grown. caller: good morning. i do believe that america is on decline. for the reason the first caller gave. empire's rise
it is also education. if we reinvest in education, we will be ok. right now, we do get the most nobel prizes. countries like singapore and taiwan, they like our ships. they like our presence there. we invest in ourselves and our technology, our human resources. try not to fight. i think we are not in a decline. host: thank you for the call. we're checking with many of you are saying on our twitter page as well. you can also join us on facebook. this is from one of our viewers about why the u.s....
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you invest in education. historically, if you look at it, look at the gi bill, what it did after world war two to the economy in the 1960's. science, technology, everything grew. the economy boomed because we invested in people. that is what we need to do again. host: thank you. guest: i think growing the middle class is the key. a lot of these programs have helped to grow the middle class. a think social security helped grow the middle class. so many seniors have relied on social security, and it is not a gift. they worked for it. education -- when i ran for governor, in a middle-class area, 10% of college-aged kids were enrolled. now there are 50% that receive grants. that is not a gift that is something to help grow the middle class. host: jim, california. republican line. caller: $250,000 is not rich. the people on television betting for money, you should tax them. how much do you pay? the president and democrats suck up to these celebrities. they have to pay $40,000 to hang around the democrats. host: he
you invest in education. historically, if you look at it, look at the gi bill, what it did after world war two to the economy in the 1960's. science, technology, everything grew. the economy boomed because we invested in people. that is what we need to do again. host: thank you. guest: i think growing the middle class is the key. a lot of these programs have helped to grow the middle class. a think social security helped grow the middle class. so many seniors have relied on social security, and...
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everybody needs an education. everybody needs food. because everybody needs food does not mean that we need to have a government system of providing food to everybody where we pay government employees to provide people with food. no. instead, we have a free market more or less, leaving crop subzizz and all that agricultural subzizz aside for one minute but we allow the free market to provide this necessary good that we all agree we all need can't live without. well, the same thing is true of education. it's absolutely essential. but the government system of setting up a whole system of government schools that are support bid tax dollars and controlled by a small -- have really been captured by teachers unions is not the only way which -- in fact i think it's not a good way. better to tie the -- to give each person a voucher for the amount of tax dollars that would otherwise have gone to a public school, give that to the parent or some people an education reform tie it to the back of the child, let the parents choose the best school for
everybody needs an education. everybody needs food. because everybody needs food does not mean that we need to have a government system of providing food to everybody where we pay government employees to provide people with food. no. instead, we have a free market more or less, leaving crop subzizz and all that agricultural subzizz aside for one minute but we allow the free market to provide this necessary good that we all agree we all need can't live without. well, the same thing is true of...
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to education, kill it. mr. speaker, that instinct is utterly inconsistent with who we have always been as a country and why we are great and powerful and ultimately economically prosperous. it is not stewardship. it is not governance. it is barbarism and with that i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman from illinois seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman from illinois is recognized for one minute. >> thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, today i rise to call attention to the nato summit that will take place next week in chicago. mr. dold: nato was founded with the signing of the washington treaty in 1949, to safeguard the freedom and security of all of its members. since then the alie abc has been the main stay of the -- alliance has been the main stay of the trans-atlantic treaty
to education, kill it. mr. speaker, that instinct is utterly inconsistent with who we have always been as a country and why we are great and powerful and ultimately economically prosperous. it is not stewardship. it is not governance. it is barbarism and with that i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman from illinois seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one...
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we all have the same education requirements. professional education as we move through the ranks. host: the general is a distinguished graduate of the officer candidates school in north carolina, military academy at fort bragg. specializes in courses of firepower control anti- terrorism, and national security and strategic leadership development. he is a graduate of the u.s. army war powers. north carolina. michael, a retired member of the national guard. you are on. go right ahead. caller: hello. get to see north carolina is represented. regarding iraq and afghanistan, we had a lot of brigades deploying that were under the u.s. our program saying that they had a -- --usr program saying that they had a certain number of recall. what steps are you going to take that when you call on those states to have the guardsman activated at the upper grade level, when they present that they report to -- guest: michael, thank you for your service and the north carolina national guard. my experience has been, and that was a tag in north carolina before 9/11. we mobilized almost 20,000 soldiers
we all have the same education requirements. professional education as we move through the ranks. host: the general is a distinguished graduate of the officer candidates school in north carolina, military academy at fort bragg. specializes in courses of firepower control anti- terrorism, and national security and strategic leadership development. he is a graduate of the u.s. army war powers. north carolina. michael, a retired member of the national guard. you are on. go right ahead. caller:...
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who are themselves educated enough to teach the children. it's a generational process but a necessary one to achieve healthy societies. but it's not the kind of thing that wins in two years or five years or 18 months in a military surge. these things have to go together. host: we're talking about the war in afghanistan and the troops in that country. as you talk to people in afghanistan based on your travels how do they view america? caller: i've heard nothing but praise. i don't speak the lang but i've worked with civilians and the military and the american presence is very favorably looked upon, we're helping individual people and bringing security. and everything i've heard is very positive. host: thappings for the call. we'll go to a caller listening from england go ahead. caller: can i speak now? host: you can. caller: in this country we had a peace march recently. [indiscernible] to put it briefly he's putting in to be the leader of pakistan next year when the election comes up and i heard him talking about his political ambitions. he
who are themselves educated enough to teach the children. it's a generational process but a necessary one to achieve healthy societies. but it's not the kind of thing that wins in two years or five years or 18 months in a military surge. these things have to go together. host: we're talking about the war in afghanistan and the troops in that country. as you talk to people in afghanistan based on your travels how do they view america? caller: i've heard nothing but praise. i don't speak the lang...